Sürgünlik: Remembering Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944
On May 10, 1944, Lavrentiy Beria, the notorious chief of the NKVD (Soviet security and secret police), recommended…
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All the latest news about Crimea, occupied by Russia.
Russian occupiers treating Crimeans during pandemic even worse than Moscow does Russian Federation residents, Kirillova says
The Putin regime’s failure to provide adequate support for Russians it has ordered to remain at home in…
Legal battle: How Ukraine sues Russia in international courts
The largest number of Ukrainian lawsuits against Russia are filed in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).…
Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro as media misrepresented religion freedom law
The adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion enacted by the Montenegrin Parliament on 27 December 2019…
Company that brought “little green men” to Crimea violated EU sanctions for four years: investigation
The companies that violated the sanctions are subsidiaries of the large transportation group AnRussTrans controlled by former Deputy…
Russia returns Ukrainian naval ships it highjacked a year ago
The first reports on the handover of the Ukrainian vessels surfaced on 16 November. The Russian online newspaper…
46 Crimean Tatar organizations call for end to Russian occupation of their homeland
Meeting in Ankara, representatives of 46 Crimean Tatar organizations said that the only way to end human rights…
Experts: UN report understates Moscow’s effort to Russify occupied Crimea
Ukrainian officials are pleased that the United Nations has acknowledged that Russia is an occupying power in Crimea…
Peace in Donbas and deoccupation of Crimea are possible and necessary: Paris declaration of intellectuals
First of all, the world must recognize that a hybrid war is being waged by Russia against Ukraine…
Russia’s replacement of population in occupied Crimea violates Geneva Convention – UN report
Read also: New UNGA resolution: Crimea temporarily occupied by Russia, Russia must release political prisoners & stop repressions (December…
“They can destroy buildings, but not the spirit,” – Crimean Archbishop on Russia’s religious persecution
Russia continues to oppress Ukrainian citizens in the occupied Crimea not only for their civil stance, but also…
Zelenskyy is Putin’s golden opportunity to realize his goals in Ukraine – Andrei Illarionov
– Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a certain détente between Ukraine and Russia. Many Ukrainians associate…
As long as Crimea remains occupied, Kurban-Bayram will have ‘special meaning’ for Crimean Tatars, mufti says
Mufti Ayder Rustemov, the head of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MSD) of Crimea who is now living in…
Portnikov: It’s not about ‘negotiation formats,’ it’s about Russia
The President of Ukraine’s new representative in Crimea, Anton Korynevych, speaks about the need to find an international…
Fake info about “Ukrainian saboteurs” in Crimea in 2016 could have prompted Russian invasion of Ukraine
The reason for Russia’s accusations was a shootout that occurred near Armiansk (northern Crimea) on the night of…
Russian official boasts record 6,000,000 tourists in Crimea in 2018, stats agency counted less than 500,000
Russian media and pro-Russian media in Ukraine recently reported that the annexed peninsula has welcomed more than six…
US non-recognition policy regarding Crimea one year on
A year ago, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued its Crimea Declaration which referred to the Welles…
Russia can’t solve Crimea’s water problem
Desertification, land degradation and empty promises of occupation authorities: Crimea is still dealing with water shortage. Ukraine provided…
How Stalin destroyed the Crimean Tatar intellectual elite
Major changes in political strategy swept the USSR towards the end of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1937-1938,…
CTRC: 35 Crimean Tatars arrested for religious belief since start of 2019
Krasnohvardiysk “Hizb ut–Tahrir Case” (February 14, 2019): Arsen Abkhairov; Eskender Abdulhaniev; Rustem Emiruseinov; Second Simferopol “Hizb ut-Tahrir Case”…